Bucking-roll for riding-saddles.



PATENTBD SEPT. 10, 1907.

J. A. DUNCAN. BUOKING ROLL FOR RIDING SADDLES.

APPLICATION nun rns.21.19o1.

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WHO I PATEN'TED SEPT. 10, 1907.

J. A. DUNCAN.

BUGKING ROLL FOR RIDING S'ADDLES.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.21. 1907.

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wi/tvwooao UNITED STATES JOHN A. DUNCAN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BUCKING-ROLL FOR RIDING-SADDLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1907.

Application filed February 21,1907. Serial No. 358,964.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. DUNCAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bucking-Rolls for RidingSaddles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bucking rolls for riding saddles.

The object of the invention is to provide a bucking roll adapted to be secured upon the saddle in position to form a thigh or knee grip to prevent the rider from being thrown from a bucking horse.

Another object is to provide a roll of this character so constructed and arranged that when applied to a saddle will not interfere with or injure the person of the rider, should he be violently thrown against the roll.

A further object is to provide means for applying and securing the roll on the pommel of the saddle.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the saddle, showing the application of the invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the front portion of a saddle with this invention applied; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the roll removed from the saddle; Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified form of the roll, showing the same applied; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the modified form of roll shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modified form of the roll.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the bucking roll which consists of a pair of flat detachable pads 2, formed of leather or other suitable material. The pads 2 are provided at their inner ends with a series of eyelets 3, said ends being cut away adjacent to the forward edge of the pads to form pommel engagement recesses 4. \Vhen the pads are arranged upon the saddle, the recessed portion of the same is fitted around the pommel, and the ends of the pads are laced together by a suitable lacing cord 5, thus securely attaching and suspending the same from the pommel.

The outer ends of the pads 2 are provided with forwardly extending projections or points 6 and with rearwardly projecting points '7, said projections or points being provided with rosettes 8, in which and the adjajacent portions of the pads are formed apertures 9, through which are adapted to be inserted the trimming straps or cords 10 of the saddle, said cords or straps being employed to securely fasten said outer ends of the pads to the sides of the saddle, as shown.

Secured to the outer ends of the pads are padded rolls 12, said rolls being secured to the pads by stitching or other suitable fastening means and are adapted to project outwardly and rearwardly in position to be engaged by the thighs or knees of the rider to prevent him from being thrown by a bucking horse. The arrangement of the rolls 12 on the pads is such that they do not interfere with the person of the rider when seated in a normal position upon the saddle, nor will the rider be injured by the roll should he be thrown forward against the same. The flat construction of the pads between the rolls does not present any obstruction against which the rider may come into contact or which might in any way interfere or be uncomfortable when the saddle is being used.

While I have shown and described the inner ends of the pads 2 as being secured together by lacing, it is obvious that I might employ other suitable fastening devices, whereby the pads may be detachably secured to the pommel of the saddle.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings is shown a slightly modified arrangement of the roll, the pads 2 in this instance being provided with straps 13, which are slotted substantially midway their ends and are crossed, and the slots therein engaged with the horn 01' pommel 0f the saddle. The ends of the straps 13 are provided with eyelets or perforations l4, and said perforated ends are adapted to be brought over into engagement with the forwardly extending projections or points 6 of the padding with the eyelets in said ends of the straps coinciding with the eyelets in said projections of the pads to receive the fastening straps or cords 10 by which they are secured to the pads and fastened to the saddle si multaneously with the projections'G thus securely fastening the roll in place. The rearwardly extending projections or points 7 of the pads are secured in the same manner as described in connection with the pads shown in the first figures of the drawings,

In Fig. 6 of the drawings is shown a slighty modified form of the roll illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. In the form shown in Fig. 6 the slots in the straps 13 are omitted and in arranging the roll on the saddle the straps are crossed immediately in rear of the horn and drawn over the pommel of the saddle and secured at their ends as described in connection with the other forms of the device.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined .by the appended claims.

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:-

1. A bucking roll comprising a pair of pads recessed at their inner ends to fit around the pommel of a saddle, a lacing cord adapted to be applied to the inner ends of said pads to detachably connect the same together, means to fasten the outer ends of the pads to the sides of a saddle, and outwardly and rearwardly projecting padded rolls arranged adjacent to the outer ends of the pads, substantially as described.

2. A bucking roll comprising a pair of flat flexible pads recessed at their inner ends to fit around the pommel of a saddle, a lacing strap to detachably connect the inner ends of said pads together and around said pommel, perforated forward and rearward projections on the outer ends of said pads to receive the strap or cord trimmings of the saddle, whereby the outer ends of the pads are secured thereto, outwardly and rearwardly projecting padded rolls secured to said pads adjacent to their outer ends in position to be engaged by the thighs or knees of the rider to prevent him from being thrown from the saddle, sub stantially as described.

3. A bucking roll comprising a pair of separable pads provided with means for detachably connecting them to v the pommel of a saddle, rolls arranged on said pads in po- 20 sition to be engaged by the thighs and knees of the rider and means for attaching said pads to the opposite sides of the saddle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. DUNCAN.

Witnesses H. E. TURNER, JNo. Locnoms. 

